Thursday 10th October 2002 (Series 48, Prelim 59)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 10 October 2002.

C1: Champion Bryan Barnett (3 wins, 252 points.)
C2: Challenger Marie Quinn.
DC: Damian Eadie and Eric Knowles.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C A L G I P O T M
R02: S N U J D I A E R
R03: H O T N I E G P G
R04: S M O Y T E I S B
R05: 75, 5, 10, 9, 10, 7. Target: 902.
TTT: TINBEEF - "If you get this, you'll make gains with this one"
R06: L A D N U T E X N
R07: M I R D K O E S D
R08: R P S E W I A T G
R09: M O F Q L U R C A
R10: 25, 8, 4, 4, 7, 10. Target: 726.
TTT: DEDBEAT - "I don't want any arguing over this topic"
R11: L N D E I S R A V
R12: D O E R C T S I R
R13: H E A P L E N G T
R14: 100, 50, 2, 8, 7, 9. Target: 425.
R15: R A I N G R O W N (conundrum)


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Round 1: C A L G I P O T M

C1: TOPICAL (7)
C2: TOPICAL (7)
DC: OPTICAL (7) GALIPOT (7)
OT: APOMICT (7) CAPITOL (7) COMITAL (7) OPTIMAL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S N U J D I A E R

C1: UNDIES (6)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: JUDEIAN (7) DENARIUS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: H O T N I E G P G

C1: (misdeclared 7)
C2: HOPING (6)
DC: NIGHT (5)
OT: HOEING (6) HOGGET (6) HOGGIN (6) OPTING (6) TOPING (6) PIGEON (6) POINTE (6) TOEING (6)
Score: 7–20 (max 21)

Round 4: S M O Y T E I S B

C1: MOIETY (6)
C2: BOSSY (5)
DC: SYSTEM (6)
OT: MITOSES (7) SOMITES (7) OBESITY (7) STYMIES (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 28)

Round 5: 75, 5, 10, 9, 10, 7. Target: 902.

C1: 902. ((75 + 10 + 5) x 10) + 9 - 7 (10)
C2: 902. (9 x 10 x 10) + 7 - 5 (10)
Score: 23–30 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: TINBEEF -> BENEFIT

Round 6: L A D N U T E X N

C1: TANNED (6)
C2: TANNED (6)
DC: TUNNEL (6) UNTAXED (7)
OT: ANNULET (7) LUXATED (7) UNLADEN (7)
Score: 29–36 (max 45)

Round 7: M I R D K O E S D

C1: mirked
C2: SMIRKED (7)
DC: IRKSOME (7) SMOKIER (7)
OT: DESMOID (7) KIDDERS (7) KIDDOES (7) DERMOID (7)
Score: 29–43 (max 52)

Round 8: R P S E W I A T G

C1: GAITERS (7)
C2: WAITERS (7)
DC: PIRATES (7)
OT: WIRETAPS (8)
Score: 36–50 (max 60)

Round 9: M O F Q L U R C A

C1: FLORA (5)
C2: FLOUR (5)
DC: FORMAL (6) FORMULA (7)
OT: CLAMOUR (7)
Score: 41–55 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 8, 4, 4, 7, 10. Target: 726.

C1: -
C2: 724. Mistake in working.
CV: 726. (((4 x 25) + 4) x 7) - 10 + 8 (10)
Score: 41–55 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: DEDBEAT -> DEBATED

Round 11: L N D E I S R A V

C1: ISLANDER (8)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: INVADERS (8)
OT: SANDIVER (8) RAVELINS (8)
Score: 49–55 (max 85)

Round 12: D O E R C T S I R

C1: DIRECTORS (18)
C2: RECORDS (7)
DC: CREDITORS (18) RECORDIST (18)
Score: 67–55 (max 103)

Round 13: H E A P L E N G T

C1: ELEPHANT (8)
C2: ELEPHANT (8)
DC: TANGLE (6)
Score: 75–63 (max 111)

Round 14: 100, 50, 2, 8, 7, 9. Target: 425.

C1: 425. ((8 / 2) x 100) + (50 / (9 - 7)) (10)
C2: 425. ((8 / 2) x 100) + (50 / (9 - 7)) (10)
Score: 85–73 (max 121)

Round 15: R A I N G R O W N

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say NARROWING which is correct.
Score: 85–83 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Bryan:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 6

Marie:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48

[Kirk Bevins]

Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?

[Charlie Reams]

Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?

The word is usually Judean (as in, from Judea), so maybe they were just being amusing?

[James Robinson]

Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?

The word is usually Judean (as in, from Judea), so maybe they were just being amusing?

Eric Knowles didn't sound like he was making it up, it might be that it was JUDEAN, but Eric misdeclared it as a 7, rather than a 6.

EDIT: The more amusing bit in that round was Damian looking up UNDIES in the dictionary.